Pacific Nations Cup 2023 - Round 3 Team Announcements

It's not officialy the Pacific Nations Cup, but teams are the same, format is the same, so we decide to group theses games in the Pacifc Nations Cup.

Check out the teams ahead of the third and last round of Pacific Nations Cup, taking on Saturday the 5th of August 2023.

Lineup for Samoa vs Tonga, Saturday, August 5, 2023, Kickoff 04:00AM

Lineups are interactive, click or touch a player name to see a popup with info about him.

SAMOA : 1. C. FAUMUINA 2. S. MALOLO 3. M. ALAALATOA 4. B. ALAINU'UESE 5. C. VUI 6. M. FAI'ILAGI 7. J. LAM 8. S. LUATUA 9. J. TAUMATEINE 10. D. LEUILA 11. E. FIDOW 12. D. PAIA'AUA 13. U. SEUTENI 14. N. AH WONG 15. T. NANAI-WILLIAMS
16. L. TOLAI 17. T. LAMOSITELE 18. P. ALO-EMILE 19. T. MCFARLAND 20. F. LEE 21. M. MATAVAO 22. C. LEALI'IFANO 23. N. FOMA'I

12 changes in Samoa starting XV :

1. FAUMUINA → LAY

2. MALOLO → NIUIA

3. ALAALATOA → ALO-EMILE

4. ALAINU'UESE → VUI

5. VUI → SEU

6. FAI'ILAGI → LUATUA

8. LUATUA → LEE

9. TAUMATEINE → ENARI

10. LEUILA → LEALI'IFANO

11. FIDOW → MANU

13. SEUTENI → ILI

15. NANAI-WILLIAMS → TOALA

TONGA : 1. S. FISI'IHOI 2. S. MAILE 3. B. TAMEIFUNA 4. L. FIFITA 5. S. MAFI 6. T. HALAIFONUA 7. S. HAVILI 8. V. FIFITA 9. T. TAKULUA 10. W. HAVILI 11. A. TAUMOEPEAU 12. P. AHKI 13. G. MOALA 14. S. KATA 15. C. PIUTAU
16. P. NGAUAMO 17. T. KOLOAMATANGI 18. D. LOLOHEA 19. L. TIMANI 20. S. FUNAKI 21. M. PAEA 22. O. MAUSIA 23. M. FEKITOA

5 changes in Tonga starting XV :

2. MAILE → MOLI

6. HALAIFONUA → FIFITA

8. FIFITA → TIMANI

11. TAUMOEPEAU → TAUMOEFOLAU

13. MOALA → TAUMOEPEAU

→ Game sheet and stats for Samoa - Tonga

Lineup for Japan vs Fiji, Saturday, August 5, 2023, Kickoff 12:15PM

Lineups are interactive, click or touch a player name to see a popup with info about him.

JAPAN : 1. K. INAGAKI 2. A. SAKATE 3. A. AI VALU 4. J. MOORE 5. A. FAKATAVA 6. J. CORNELSEN 7. L. LABUSCHAGNÉ 8. K. HIMENO 9. N. SAITO 10. R. MATSUDA 11. J. NAIKABULA 12. T. OSADA 13. D. RILEY 14. S. MASIREWA 15. K. MATSUSHIMA
16. S. HORIE 17. C. MILLAR 18. J. GU 19. K. SHIMOKAWA 20. B. GUNTER 21. Y. NAGARE 22. S. LEE 23. R. NAKAMURA

7 changes in Japan starting XV :

4. MOORE → FAKATAVA

5. FAKATAVA → HELU

7. LABUSCHAGNÉ → GUNTER

10. MATSUDA → LEE

11. NAIKABULA → MASIREWA

14. MASIREWA → NAIKABULA

15. MATSUSHIMA → YAMANAKA

FIJI : 1. E. MAWI 2. S. MATAVESI 3. L. TAGI 4. A. TUISUE 5. T. MAYANAVANUA 6. L. TAGITAGIVALU 7. K. KAMIKAMICA 8. M. DERENALAGI 9. S. KURUVOLI 10. B. VOLAVOLA 11. S. RAVUTAUMADA 12. V. BOTITU 13. W. NAYACALEVU 14. J. WAINIQOLO 15. S. MAQALA
16. T. IKANIVERE 17. P. RAVAI 18. M. DOGE 19. T. CIRIKIDAVETA 20. J. TAMANI 21. F. LOMANI 22. T. TELA 23. I. DROASESE

12 changes in Fiji starting XV :

2. MATAVESI → IKANIVERE

4. TUISUE → CIRIKIDAVETA

5. MAYANAVANUA → NASILASILA

6. TAGITAGIVALU → DERENALAGI

7. KAMIKAMICA → MIRAMIRA

8. DERENALAGI → MATA

10. VOLAVOLA → MUNTZ

11. RAVUTAUMADA → RAVOUVOU

12. BOTITU → RADRADRA

13. NAYACALEVU → MASI

14. WAINIQOLO → RAVUTAUMADA

15. MAQALA → DROASESE

→ Game sheet and stats for Japan - Fiji

NB : changes in starting XV are determined from the last game in the same competition.